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PHOTOS, DOCUMENTS, OBJECTS, OTHER HISTORICAL MATERIAL:

Please send a brief note using the contact form or email directly. Include a phone number if you like. We will get back to you on the best way to submit the material.

STORIES & RECOLLECTIONS:

Would you like to contribute a story or recollection about Etowah's early history? You may submit something already written, meet and talk at the Library, or we will come to you.

Website emphasis:

Pioneer settlers, early families, and descendants who came to the Etowah Valley
Etowah Valley before pioneer settlement
Etowah in the 1800's & turn-of-the-century
1900's to WWII
Post WWII and changing times

Thank you, Jennie Jones Giles ~ courtesy link, selected source material
hendersonheritage.com

Website Manager

Leslie Banks Martino
828-772-1932
etowah28729@gmail.com

Leslie is a resident of Etowah with a dedicated interest in local history and heritage, and is a member of the Henderson County Genealogical & Historical Society.

One day she walked into the Etowah Valley Hardware store (closed in 2015, today JZM Auto) and was inspired by a collection of historical photos on the corner wall . . . images that begin to tell the story of Etowah. A local history group was formed and met for several years at the Library. The website was created as well as a number of community displays and a 2019 heritage day celebration. The group is not active at this time.

Leslie's paternal 'Banks' family roots are in Arapahoe, coastal North Carolina, the Pamlico Sound on the Neuse River. She and husband John retired to Etowah in 2010.